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The Monthly Newsletter of Centre Presbyterian Church
Services in January:
January 1
11:00 a.m.— Traditional Service
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12
Sermon: Why Wise Men?
January 8
8:30 a.m.—Contemporary Service
11:00 a.m.— Traditional Service
Scripture: Mark 3:13-19
Sermon: The Calling
January 15
8:30 a.m.—Contemporary Service
11:00 a.m.— Traditional Service
Scripture: Mark 3:20-35
Sermon: Family
January 22
8:30 a.m.—Contemporary Service
11:00 a.m.— Traditional Service
Scripture: Mark 4:1-20
Sermon: Kingdom Secrets
January 29
8:30 a.m.—Contemporary Service
11:00 a.m.— Traditional Service
Scripture: Mark 4:10-34
Sermon: The Kingdom is Like...
Meeting with Reverend Kenneth Priddy
Friday, February 3, 2017
Saturday, February 4, 2017
Sunday, February 5, 2017
Please mark your calendars for February 3rd, 4th and 5th for
a series of meetings and planning sessions with Reverend
Kenneth Priddy. The intent of these meetings is to discuss, plan,
and develop a go-forward strategy for Centre Church. The Session
has approved this 3-day meeting with Reverend Priddy which will
also include the Diaconate and other interested congregational
members. ALL congregational members are welcome and
encouraged to attend - the $20 fee (for materials) will be paid for
out of the Church's budget
Additional details will be forwarded to you over the next several
weeks, however, I am sending this early communication so that
everyone will have time to mark their calendar. This is an extremely
important time and I encourage everyone to make themselves
available. We will start Friday evening February 3rd and conclude
with our scheduled services on Sunday February 5th. Saturday
sessions/meetings will be scheduled on Centre's campus.
Look for bulletin inserts in the coming weeks.
Thanks,
Rick Sorenson
Clerk of Session
CONTRIBUTIONS REPORT 2016
Richard Woods, Treasurer
Budget Fund
Cemetery Fund
MTD (December) $61,585.01
YTD $440,630,36
MTD (December) $365.00
YTD $4,490.00
Total Expenses Through 2016 - $390,966.95
Please Pray for...
Current Concerns
Family of Richard Clemens
Family of Don Goodman
Family of Kenneth Wiggins
Al & Dottie Brosseau
Jeff Brotherton (hip surgery)
Catherine Cowan
Margaret Cowan
Barbara Dishman
Carl Hoglund
Mike MacNeil (friend of Steve & Sheri Wolfe)
Garland Misener
John Oys (Friend of Jay Luckwaldt)
Adyn Pickett (Friend of Tammy Wagner's)
Vicky Bennett
Ken & Susan Sims
Dick Lubold
Mission
Asaph & Lynn D, Central Asia
Dan & Stefanie F, South Asia
Courtney & Krista Roes, Germany
Serenity House & Residents
Whitney Tunnell, Sweden
Doug & Abby Vinez (currently home in Mooresville)
Please notify Jann Peck or the church office
with prayer requests and updates.
704-230-5302 [email protected]
Homebound & Nursing Home
Vicky Bennett
Mary Elizabeth Brantley, Genesis
Mary Priester, Churchill (Jeanelle Sorenson’s mother)
Lynda Morrison, Heritage in Troutman
Doris Morrow
Nora Walker
(joined December 5, 2016)
In Service
January
1
8
15
22
29
Nursery 8:30
Leslie Grubb
Allison Johnston
Crystal Stranton
Kellie Brosseau
Mackenzie Puckett
Nursery 11:00
Becky Garmon
Loraine Crawford
Beth Allen
Chris Brotherton
Claire Sholar
Greeter 8:30 &
11:00
Nell Landers
Matt Misener
Janet Johnson
Howard Nudi
Dana Thompson
Usher 8:30
Jane Toole
Mack Puckett
Amy Luckwaldt
Ellen Nudi
Roger Myers
Usher 11:00
Jann Peck
Steve Wolfe
Joel Sherrill
Carolyn Summerville
Nancy Thompson
Rick & Tammy
Wagner
Daryl & Celi Jones
Claire Sholar
Lee Ann Jenkins
Jann Peck
Janie Carpenter
& Crew
Sheri Wolfe
Amy Luckwaldt
Bonny Romberg
Rosanne Mitchell
OPEN
OPEN
June Robb
OPEN
OPEN
OPEN
Lonnie Brotherton
Mildred Wiggins
Evelyn Weatherman
Carolyn Summerville
Lee Ann Jenkins
Sunday Fellowship
Bread Delivery
Flowers
CD Ministry
Fold Bulletins
January 5
January 12
January 19
January 26
Dana Thompson
Earlene Steger
Nell Landers
Sue Telford
Happy Birthday
January Birthdays
1 Leslie Grubb
23
Margaret Cowan
5 Jann Peck
24
Tammy Wagner
25
Carol Cooke
26
Alivia Bailor
16 Dot Morrow
28
Vicky Bennett
17 Julie Choi
28
Cecily Wagner
22 Keith Smith
29
Brayden Bailor
30
Shirley Wagers
8 Charlie Weatherman
9 1 Lt. Joseph Knox
10 Brantley Sherrill
Happy Anniversary
January Anniversaries
14
Russell Sr. and Merle Seay
Pastor’s Corner
Pastor Robert Howard
[email protected]
Happy New Year to you! When it comes to celebrating a New Year how will you usher it
in? Every celebration will have its own flavor but there is certain common theme that is
common to all. What is the motto? “Out with the old and in with the new!”
I don’t know if its true but I’ve read that in some towns in Italy you have to watch out for
falling objects, as people shove their old sofas, chairs and even refrigerators out of their
windows on New Year's Eve.
In Ecuador, people make dummies, stuffed with straw, to represent the events of the past
year. These "ano viejo" effigies are burned at midnight, thus symbolically getting rid of the
past.
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, more than a million people gather on the beaches on December
31st to honor Yemanja, the Yoruban "Mother of the Sea," who brings good fortune. Even
the color of underwear Brazilians wear on the first day of the New Year has meaning.
Pink brings love, yellow, prosperity; and white, peace and happiness.
Finally, an American custom is that spending the night with the one you love and kissing
them at midnight insures that the relationship will flourish during the coming year.
Regardless of where you live in this world, a chance to start over is always a welcome
idea. It’s appealing to think we can change a direction in life, a habit too distracting to living or a thorough cleaning out of the negative barriers we might face. The truth is it is
never too late to start anew. Even Jesus told Nicodemus, “You must be born
anew!” (John 3).
The first step in starting anew is doing it wisely. How do you determine what to clean out
and what to invite into you life? You only want to bring new things in to insure abundance
in the coming year. One important key to moving forward is if you must carry something
out, be sure to bring something else in first. Changing a habit is far easier when you replace it with something. If you want to know God’s word better start today by spending
10 minutes reading a section (a paragraph, or a chapter) and write in a journal a short
summary of what learn about God (who he is, what he likes, what he does for us). Want
to sense God’s presence in you life? Schedule your Sunday mornings as a time for worship and fellowship with others who can pray with you.
Remember that a habit is formed one day at a time. You can start anew today!
January
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
1
2
3
Community Bible
Study
All Day
(All Buildings)
8
9
15
Mission Trip Interest
Meeting
12:00 p.m.
Fellowship Hall
Ada Williams Circle
3:00 pm (Parlor)
Choir Practice
4:00pm (Choir Room)
Joyful Noise Ringers
4:00pm (Bell Room)
YOUth Ministries Meeting
5:00pm (Fellowship Event)
16
Glory Girls
Session Meeting
12:30 pm
7:00pm
(We will meet at Jeffrey’s) (Brantley Room)
Choir Practice
Worship Team
4:00pm (Choir Room)
Meeting
Joyful Noise Ringers
6:30 pm
4:00pm (Bell Room)
(Renewal Room)
YOUth Ministries Meeting
5:00pm (Pizza with Parents)
10
Community Bible
Study
All Day
(All Buildings)
LKN Quilters
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
(Brantley Room)
17
Community Bible
Study
All Day
(All Buildings)
22
23
**CONGREGATIONAL DEADLINE TO
SUBMIT
MEETING AT 10:45 A.M.
Choir Practice
4:00pm (Choir Room)
Joyful Noise Ringers
4:00pm (Bell Room)
YOUth Ministries Meeting
5:00pm (Mission Event)
INFORMATION
FOR THE
CENTRE POST
FOR
February 2017
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Choir Practice
4:00pm (Choir Room)
Joyful Noise Ringers
4:00pm (Bell Room)
YOUth Ministries
No Meeting
30
24
Community Bible
Study
All Day
(All Buildings)
LKN Quilters
3:00 pm to 9:30 pm
(Fellowship Hall)
Outreach Team
Meeting
7:00 pm
(Brantley Room)
31
Community Bible
Study
All Day
(All Buildings)
Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Saturday
4
5
6
Pine Needlers
CC-LKN
9:00 am to 2:00 pm
All Day
(Brantley Room) (All Buildings)
Deacons Meeting
7:00 p.m.
Scottish
(Brantley Room)
Dancers
6:00 pm to
9:30 pm
7
11
13
12
CC-LKN
Girl Scouts
All Day
5:30 pm to 9:30 pm
(All Buildings)
(Fellowship
Building/Brantley
Scottish
Room)
Dancers
6:00 pm to
9:30 pm
(Brantley Room)
14
Bible Study
10:00 a.m.
(Brantley Room)
18
Bible Study
10:00 a.m.
(Brantley Room)
TeamKID!!!
& Care Groups
6:30 pm
(Williams Building)
25
Bible Study
10:00 a.m.
(Brantley Room)
TeamKID!!!
& Care Groups
6:30 pm
(Williams Building)
19
20
CC-LKN
All Day
(All Buildings)
Scottish
Dancers
6:00 pm to
9:30 pm
(Brantley Room)
26
27
21
Tres Dias
All Day until
3:30 p.m.
Williams Building
28
Care & Discipleship
CC-LKN
CC-LKN
Team Meeting
All Day
Daddy/Daughter
6:30 p.m.
Dance
(All Buildings)
2:00pm to 10:00pm
(Renewal Room)
(Williams Building)
Scottish
Dancers
6:00 pm to
Mid-Atlantic
9:30 pm
Presbytery
(Brantley Room)
Mid-Atlantic
Presbytery
6
January
***** CONGREGATIONAL MEETING *****
A Congregational Meeting will be held on
Sunday, January 22, 2017 at 10:45 a.m.
for the purpose of electing a slate of Elders
and Deacons for the coming year.
Cans of Tuna, Cans of Chicken
Manna of the Month
collected in November:
2 jars of Peanut Butter
2 cans of cream of chicken and mushrooms
2 cans of diced tomatoes
24 boxes of pasta
23 jars of pasta sauce
2 boxes of Macaroni and cheese
1 jar of mandarin oranges
Brantley Scholarship Deadline
The deadline for submitting applications for the Brantley Scholarship is
January 31, 2017. Applications must be received in the church office by
this date.
The qualifications are:
1) Must be a member of Centre Presbyterian Church or
2) Must be a graduate of Mooresville High School, Lake Norman High
School, Pine Lake Preparatory School or The Woodlawn School.
129 Centre Church Road
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Mooresville, N.C. 28117
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Centre Presbyterian Church
704-664-3160
Email: [email protected]
www.thecentrechurch.org
January 2017
ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED
Church office phone/voice mail: 704-664-3160
[email protected]
Office Hours:
Pastor’s cell phone: 704-252-2977
e-mail: [email protected]
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
2016 Teams
Care & Discipleship
Ken Belk
Lee Ann Jenkins
Worship
Ted Mikels
Finance & Administration
Leslie Grubb
Michele Smith
Outreach
Rick Wagner
Rick Sorenson, Clerk of Session
Compassion & Service
Howard Nudi
Jerri Philemon
John Shuler
Tammy Wagner
Property & Maintenance
Beth Allen
Matt Misener
Ian Robb
Dana Thompson
Welcoming/Greeting
Janet Johnson
Ro Johnson
Nell Landers
Russ Seay
Robert Howard, Diaconate Moderator & Pastor
Pastor: Robert Howard ([email protected])
Church Secretary: April Gardin ([email protected])
Music Director: Eddie Karriker ([email protected])
Treasurer: Richard Woods ([email protected])
Youth Director: Julie Choi ([email protected])
Youth Advisors: Amy Brotherton, Jane Sholar
Women of Centre: Judy Morrow ([email protected])
Howard Nudi, Assistant Diaconate Moderator
Nursery Care: Barbara Turner
Custodians: Rich & Chris Horton